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Some of you may remember that my Teresa has had major dental problems, and her dentist attributes it to nursing.
Trying to connect some dots here...
This past week, I rec'd results from my bloodwork and found out that I am Vitamin D deficient. Normal range is 40 pg/ml and I am 13. My RNP has me on Vitamin D 50,000u AND 2,000u of Vitamin D3.
Now....I am wondering....do you think that the Vitamin D deficiency while nursing could have affected my nursing little one? (Now I'm nursing Anthony!!)
Am I overthinking this or could I have found a possible answer to these bad bad bad teeth in my Teresa?
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I don't know if you're over thinking it.. but I have ONE child with really bad teeth starting very young.. but I've nursed ALL of my children so the nursing being to blame is baloney imo  I do think it could do with a deficiency but more likely while pregnant than while nursing.
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Hmmm. I had never considered what the deficiency could have done while I was pregnant, Jodie. I really think you're right.
Nursing and teeth are on my mind because Teresa has a dentist appt tomorrow  and I always think about it while nursing Anthony....hoping it doesn't happen again....wondering about stopping instead of extended breastfeeding....it's just on my mind a lot.
Thank you for your thoughts.
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Michaela remember that nursing your baby is very good for their health.. the best thing you can do.. and breastmilk has anti-bacterial properties.. to the point that it helps clear up other infections (for instance it's one of the best things to use for pink eye).. I just can't wrap my brain around it contibuting to infections in teeth.. makes no sense to me.. and anything else (formula, other foods) is only likely to do at least as much.. the only thing that might make a little bit of sense is that you'd want to not nurse the baby to sleep so that you could clean their teeth afterward and so that nothing pools in their mouth.. but since very little pools in their mouth compared to a bottle.. nursing is still superior to any other choice.
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From my understanding regarding Vitamin D, like Jodie said, it is more likely related to deficiency while pregnant. Enamel formation/development is prenatal.
There is not a lot of Vitamin D in breastmilk - whether a woman is deficient or not. It's not a natural dietary element in most foods- rather a secosteroid produced in the skin cells after exposure to ultraviolet light from the sun. There is a big push in the past half dozen years to supplement all breastfed babies with Vitamin D. It is important that babies (and adults) do get adequate amounts of Vitamin D. And there are different ways to do so and different strategies for different people based on their risk factors (skin pigmentation, latitude for sun exposure). Diet is just a piece of it. So an infant needs adequate Vitamin D for many health issues and we should try to make sure that is happening. But is not necessarily possible after the fact to impact things that actually resulted prenatally.
I think knowing that a particular infant could be susceptible to tooth enamel issues can help one approach oral care (including nursing management) in a way that will hopefully prevent or minimize problems.
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A new study was just released with revised information about the amounts recommended for Vit. D.
It may be worth reviewing before taking such a high dose of a supplement - particularly while nursing:
New Vitamin D Study information
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there's a difference in taking a daily supplement and taking high doses to bring up a documented deficiency.
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Please contact your local Le Leche League. I used to be a leader, and this idea rings a bell, but the twins sucked too many of my brain cells for me to remember what then entire outcome was 
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